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Rugby 18

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For the last 2 years, we've been hard at work on Rugby 20. We learned a lot from the mistakes we made with Rugby 18, and have spent this time rebuilding the game from the ground up, with a focus on controlling the flow of the play, and giving players the ability to make all sorts of tweaks in the heat of the match.

There's currently 10% off until the 30th January, with an extra 10% off if you owned Rugby 18.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/846730/RUGBY_20/?

If you want to know more about Rugby 20, then check out some of our videos below:
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*the 20% offer for Rugby 20 requires purchasing the game on Steam prior to the 30th January, and having Rugby 18 in your Steam library.

RUGBY 18 - Patch 1.1 is out!



We are happy to announce that our new patch is now available!
Huge thanks to all of you for helping us to improve the game, we hope you'll enjoy this update and we look forward to hearing what you think about it!

Please find the full patch notes below:

CONTENT
  • 3 unofficial national teams added: Argentina, Ireland, Japan
  • 3 international tournaments added in League mode: Northern Tournament, Southern Tournament, World Tournament
  • Side camera added


GAMEPLAY

Open Play Improvements:
  • Reworked Sprinting system: players now sprint, accelerate and decelerate at different speeds depending on their individual stats and position
  • Reworked Stamina system: players can now run for much longer before exhaustion
  • Improved overall AI positioning
  • Tackles now succeed more often in Amateur difficulty
  • Fending off opponents is now easier
  • Improved the way players pick up the ball, making it more fluid while running
  • Kicking the ball is now quicker after catching or picking up the ball
  • Drop goals can now be done faster
  • Numbers 10 and 15 now take better positions to prepare drop goals
  • Opponent team now performs 22-metre drop-outs when in their goal area
  • Calling Mark is now bound to the Y button
  • Fouls are now correctly interpreted

Set Plays Improvements:
  • Improved players positioning during set plays
  • More time is now allowed to make a decision at the end of set plays
  • Players now enter rucks more quickly
  • The attacking team now has a bigger advantage during rucks


GAME MODES AND MENUS
  • Career mode is now more fairly balanced
  • Chance of success is now displayed before simulating a match in Career and League modes
  • Improved team management menu


OTHER FIXES
  • Fixed a bug with opponent players after leaving a tutorial match
  • Fixed bugs causing wrong commentary to be triggered in some situations
  • Fixed bugs causing players to stay stuck during scrums and mauls
  • Fixed a bug causing players to stay stuck on the goal line
  • Fixed team management bugs

Test our next update now!



Since the release of RUGBY 18 just over a month ago, we have been actively listening to your feedback and working hard to improve the game.
Our next update (1.1) is nearly ready bringing with it important gameplay improvements, new international teams and tournaments, difficulty improvements and lots of bug fixes!
AND… you can try it right now!

For more information on how to access the 1.1 Open Beta, the full changelog and more, please visit our dedicated Thread.

Thank you for your support!

A new free update is coming in December!

Hi all!
Following the launch of RUGBY 18, we have been actively reading all of the feedback you’ve been posting. We are currently working on a free update which is set to be released on all platforms sometime before Christmas.

Our goal with this update is to make the game more fun to play, as we are working on the following points based on your most frequent requests:

  • More realistic AI positioning
  • Faster and more reactive Open Play
  • Reworked sprinting mechanics (faster sprint, better stamina, bigger differences between positions)
  • Less frequent set pieces
  • Career mode improvements
  • Addition of a side-on camera
  • Lots of bug fixes, such as: some rules not applying as intended, players not picking the ball from the ground, game hanging during specific scrums.
  • And many more!


Full details regarding final content and the release date of this update will be provided in early-December.

Post any questions you might have in the comments section and we’ll try to get back to you.

Thank you so much for your support and understanding.

LIMITED TIME OFFER: RUGBY 18 + LIONS BUNDLE



RUGBY 18 is out!

And to celebrate the Steam launch, we have a very special offer, just for you. :)

That’s right! From 27th – 30th October you can get 11% discount on the RUGBY 18 + 2017 British & Irish Lions bundle! 🦁

Check it out: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5129/RUGBY_18_Day_One_Edition/